Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-05
-Consspondeuce Of TIE NINA
TIE VALLEY SWANSEA.
The Business OutlOOk-Building Prepa'
ratiOnS-Th0 Smelter Banning
Local Happenings.


Local Happenings.
ANACONDA, March 2, 1887.
Mrs. ]. M. Cole left for Helena last Tues
day.
j. K. Clark, of Butte, was in Anaconda
last Thursday.
Very little sickness is reported in Ana
| conda at present.
The funeral Of the late John Storm was
largely attended last Tuesday.
The Ancient Order of Foresters will give
| a grand ball on the 18th of April.
D. Cohen is repairing the damaged por'
| ton of his store caused by the recent hire
Miss Buck, of Butte, was in Anaconda
last week, the guest of Mrs. j. ID. Bart
lett.
Mrs. Frank Leonard, of Butte, is visiting
/ her sisters, the Misses Feldebrandt, OF Ana
conda.
The sidewalks OF our town have all IN
6ergone a thorough cleaning and now pre-
sent q summer appearance.
Everything is running along smoothly at
the works. There are no further signs Of
the new concentration starting up.
Cannovan & Tracy will commence work
on their mine in Olsen Gulch in q short
time, unless prevented by more snow.
The building recently vacated by Mr.. J.
]. Allen is now being used as a school room
for the primary deparcment.
Surprise parties are the order of the day
here. Next Saturday evening some one,
who least expects it, will meet with a grand
surprise.
Mr.. I. F. Kirby, manager of the Butte
Hardware Company at this place, has com
pleted the repairs necessitated by the recent
co~nfagration.
The brick for Morgan Evans building on
Main street is being hauled and the erec-
ton will be commenced as oon as the
weather permits.
The Anaconda Review is being loudly
praised by the people for the manner in
which it voicedthe public sentiment regard
ing the irregularity of our mails.
Mr.. Duncan has rented hat portion Of
W. Capinns' clothing store that fronts on
both Main and First streets, which he will
fix up as a first class barber shop.
Where is the Anaconda Band? is the
question that is now being asked. Towns
of less population support st least one
good band, but ours is entirely dis
banded.
The water bitches on First and Second
streets are being cleaned out and quite a
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them, the snow melting very fast on the
streets.
The Wednesday mornings train bound
for Garrison was obliged to stop and re-
turn when but a few miles out of Anacon-
da, owing to the breaking of some of the
machinery, causing the non-arrival OF any
mail that day.
The first OF the month brought with it a
new invoice of goods for Crockett e. King,
also a new invoice for Freysch1ag Il Co.,
and an abundance of vegeta bles for the
various green grocers, such as has not been
seen here since last fall.
Several wood haulers are hauling wood
piling it in town in anticipation OF a
wood famine. When the roads begin to
thaw out it will be impossible to bring any
the mountains, while the present sup
ply is not very great. The idea, in all prob
ability, is a good one.
Notwithstanding the disbursement
that was heaped upon him by the late fire,
Mr.. j. J. Allen is still determined to face
may come. and has rented the
building formerly known as the Fashion
Saloon, on First street, and will conduct it
as a firs~t-cIass sample room.
Next Saturday evening will be the fifth
rehearsal of the cantata Esther. Mr.. |
otull hopes TO nave everything IN readiness |
Tor it's production about the last of April
Or the first Of May, and to gain that end
all who are interested to be on
hand promptly at the hourfor rehearsal.
Such weather as the first part of March |
brought to US just what the people of this
place have been patiently waiting for since
first day of January. On the hills
north of town bare ground is visible, which
s evidence that the chinook is doing good
work, but in the resident part of the town
he nov has drifted to such a depth that !!
t will require several days such as we have
lad lately, to bring the snow down to the
round.
With the exception OF the scarcity of
money in circulation, caused by the long
depression consequent upon the shutting
of the smelter, the outlook for Ana
'onda appears to be as bright as it did a
7ear ago. It is nearing the time when the
mines in this dictrict will again resume
operations That were suspended lastfall on
OF the Inconvenience to contend
vith-the extreme cold and unusually
When the mines are in opera
ion the support OF the town isincreased to
considerable extent. This has been the
winter Anaconda ever saw, and
he merchants and Other business men
ook forward with bright hopes.
JAY DEE.